Hat



Jan. 11, 1938.

M. MILLER 2,105,002

HAT

Filed March 20, 1937 BY W ATTORNEY.

, present such difilculties that it Patented Jan. 11, 1938 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE My invention relates to hats and refers particularly tohats adapted for washing and ironing.

It is frequently desirable to clean hats made of soft felt and othersimilar materials, but because of the somewhat annular and dome-likeformation of these articles, the cleansing and pressing is usuallyimpossible to obtain satisfactory results without the necessarymachinery and forms.

The object of my invention is the production of hats of such formationthat they can be readily opened, or spread, into such a physicalcondition that they can be readily and thoroughly washed and ironed.

It is evident that in order to accomplish these desirable results it isnecessary that the hat ma-- terial when in its disassembled conditionhave as few wavy or curved surfaces as possible to allow of satisfactoryironing with a minimum of care and trouble.

Attempts have been made to produce a hat having the required properties,but they have not been eiiective.

In the production of hats of this character it is necessary that thecrown and the brim be of such formation that it can be positioned in amore, or less, flat state, and that the flatter and smoother the thusdisassembled hat, the more easily it is washed and ironed.

It is further evident that the line of severance in the crown and brimmust be of such a character that it will not affect its attractiveappearance, and should be such as to improve the appearance.

The device of my invention overcomes the above mentioned, and other,objectionable fea-' tures of prior hats adapted for this purpose, andpresents hats which can be disassembled with a minimum of waves andwhich will at the same time add to its attractiveness.

The advantages of the hats of my invention will be evident upon aconsideration of my specification and accompanying drawing, in whichsimilar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form'of the hat of my invention inits normal condition.

Figure 2 is a top view of the hat of Figure l in its open position.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a broken perspective view of a hat of my invention, showinga modified form of brim closure.

The particular form of the device of my invention shown in theaccompanying drawing comprises a hat having the soft, pliable, crown Illmade of felt or other suitable material, and the brim H which may be ofany suitable material and may be integral with the crown I II orattached thereto in any desired manner. The hat may be lined, carry asweat-band, an exterior ribbon band, or otherwise adapted for use.

The crown is cut, or split, spirally, [2, the severance commencingpreferably at, or near, a point of the connecting line of the crown andbrim, and extending spirally and upwardly around the crown. The edges ofthe crown along the line of spiral severance carry removable connectingmeans, shown as a so-called Zipper i3 whereby the severance edges may bereadily connected and disconnected.

The brim Ii is not a continuous closed member, but is cut, or slit, andthe two end portions l4 and i5 overlap, the lower end portion l5carrying the male members I6, I 6 of a clasp, while the upper endportion l4 carrying the female members I1, I! of the same clasp. The endmembers l4 and I5 are disconnected to the crown ill at the terminal ofthe spiral opening 12.

It is evident, therefore, that if the clasp members l6, l6 and I I, llbe disconnected and the spiral zipper l3 be opened by means of theordinary operating member l8, the entire hat as a unit may be openedinto the position shown in Figure 2.

In the modification of my device shown in Figure 4, the brim of the hatis an ordinary brim in which a slit H! has been made by cutting, orotherwise. To the end member I4 of the brim a closure member 20 has beenstitched as at 2!, or otherwise attached thereto, the underside of whichcarries the female elements 22, 22 of a clasp, the upper surface of theend member i5 carrying the corresponding male elements.

It is evident that the Zipper closure member can be so arranged as tomake as many spirals around the hat crown as may be desired.

The operation of this modified form of my device is similar to thatpreviously described.

It will thus be seen that my hat presents a decorative appearance,especially when the Zipper" element is of a different color from that ofthe hat; that it can be readily disassembled and assembled, and thatwhen it is in its open condition, it allows of ready and thoroughcleaning and washing operations, and that because of its strip-likeformation it can be readily ironed or pressed.

I do not limit myself to the specifically mentioned material, size orarrangement of parts as these are given solely for the purpose ofclearly describing my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a hat, a crown having a spiral slit therein extending from theperiphery of said crown and circumferentially around the side of saidcrown and toward the top thereof and separable means adapted to allowthe opening and closing of said slit.

2. In a hat, a crown having a spiral slit therein extending fromtheperiphery of said crown and circumferentially around the side of saidcrown and toward the top thereof and slide fastening means adapted toallow of the opening and closing of said slit.

' allow of the opening and closing of said slit.

4. In a hat, a crown having a spiral slit therein, the adjacent turns ofwhich are approximately equi-distant from each other and extending fromthe periphery of said crownand circumferentially around the side of saidcrown and toward the top thereof and slide fastening means adapted toallow of the opening and closing of said slit.

MARGUERITE MILLER.

